| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1953 |
| President: | Dave Prentice Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach: | Jack Hale |
| Captain: | Ted Fletcher |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Preseason Comp: | Lightning Premiership |
| Preseason Result: | Semifinals |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 3–15 (12th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Ted Fletcher |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Kevin Coghlan (19) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,000 (Round 14 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 18 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,667 |
| Prevseason: | 1952 |
| Nextseason: | 1954 |
The 1953 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 29th season in the Victorian Football League and 52nd overall.
See also: 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership. The lightning premiership was played between rounds 6 and 7.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Tuesday, 2 June | 3.5 (23) | 2.2 (14) | Won by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | |||
| Semifinal | Tuesday, 2 June | 1.0 (6) | 1.1 (7) | Lost by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | |||
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) | 12.15 (87) | 5.8 (38) | Lost by 49 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 19,877 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) | 8.9 (57) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 35 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | 16.15 (111) | 6.6 (42) | Lost by 69 points | Western Oval (A) | 15,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | 7.11 (53) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 10 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 23 May (2:15 pm) | 13.18 (96) | 3.8 (26) | Lost by 70 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,627 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) | 10.7 (67) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | 8.12 (60) | 5.14 (44) | Lost by 16 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 9,500 | 1–6 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | 8.14 (62) | 12.8 (80) | Lost by 18 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–7 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | 9.10 (64) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 1–8 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | 10.14 (74) | 16.6 (102) | Won by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 11,993 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | 12.10 (82) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 34 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 11,000 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) | 9.13 (67) | 4.14 (38) | Lost by 29 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,500 | 2–11 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | 3.10 (28) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–12 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | 7.12 (54) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 8 points | Lake Oval (A) | 8,500 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) | 11.6 (72) | 12.16 (88) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 3–13 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | 12.15 (87) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 42 points | Princes Park (A) | 8,500 | 3–14 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | 9.10 (64) | 13.6 (84) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–15 | ||
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